Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the examiner will probably have divided up the possible marks in his mind among the component parts , and an answer to one part , be it ever so brilliant , can earn only the appropriate total for that part . |
| 2 | Flu is a viral infection which can make even the fittest person feel quite ill . |
| 3 | Flu is a viral infection which can make even the fittest person feel quite ill . |
| 4 | There is , however , no clear one-to-one relationship between discourse type and sender and receiver , and for many words denoting discourse type ( song , for example , or article ) we can make only the vaguest connections . |
| 5 | It is just a matter of how you can build up the Kuwaiti nationality to go along with the growing community in the country and we were just a developing country . |
| 6 | Vitamin E : research shows that it interrupts the free radical chain of destruction and so can slow down the ageing process . |
| 7 | ONE can explain satisfactorily the uncorroded condition of Holland 1 , the Royal Navy 's first submarine , after 70 years at the bottom of the English Channel . |
| 8 | Tasmin is something of a vocal find , her strong , pure tones can imbue even the limpest tune with pathos . |
| 9 | True to their forbear , the Renoirs make colour and the moods it can convey almost the leading character in the film . |
| 10 | These little units boast they can withstand even the fiercest tempest , allowing the owner to remain snug and comfortable inside as the elements rage outside . |
| 11 | In rugby , as in most aspects of life in South Africa , we have agreed to let go of the old ways and leaders even though no-one can know where the new ways will lead us — or where the new leaders will come from . |
| 12 | Here we can consider only the final versions . |
| 13 | Once this is accepted we can seek out the logical consistencies in contextual use which constitute ‘ structural principles ’ and which make sense of otherwise apparently baffling practices and beliefs . |
| 14 | By doing this , non-craft trained staff can repeat faithfully the correct cooking instructions thereby ensuring a monitor to due diligence and allowing greater management peace of mind . |
| 15 | If West Yorkshire can manage without a county council and manage well , and the West Yorkshire district councils can carry out the necessary functions , why does Derbyshire have to be encumbered with a county council ? |
| 16 | Very often one individual with only a small time commitment can carry out the initial investigation and appraisal aspects of a project , but once the scheme is under way the resource level may have to be increased in order to cater for the client 's time-scale . |
| 17 | They are ruminants and have special structures in their stomachs ( the rumen ) , containing special micro-organisms which can break down the hard parts of the plants . |
| 18 | They attack high-protein leaves , more acidic ones having less available protein , the optimum pH for the fungus ( pH 5 ) being reached when the material is mixed with the ants ' acidic faeces : then the fungus can break down the hydrolysable tannin/protein complexes . |
| 19 | and as the same thing applies to the knee exactly the same thing , wound there you keep the knee bent a little bit and you can do exactly the same bandage like a figure of eight , okay ? |
| 20 | … no living writer , try though he may , can bring the past back again , because no living writer can bring back the ordinary day . |
| 21 | How leather can bring out the dark side of your soul . |
| 22 | Even if , to the youth , ‘ living was more important than education ’ , engaging in competitive sport can bring home the new realization that achieving results in education can be important to living . |
| 23 | As you coil the ropes you can soak up the panoramic landscape which stretches from the lush green valleys towards Leek and the Potteries , across to the Roaches and northwards to the wild moors of Axe Edge . |
| 24 | Tuck empty scent bottles into your wardrobe and drawers , leaving the tops off so that your clothes can soak up the subtle aroma left in the bottles . |
| 25 | ‘ If you English tourists get too powerful around here , ’ he told me over a glass of grappa , and with a particularly charming smile , ‘ I think I can remember where the old machine-guns are buried . ’ |
| 26 | I can remember vividly the whole episode with Docklands Express . |
| 27 | I can remember when the first bit of tarmac was put on a road round here and that down here at Upton bypass and all |
| 28 | Well I can remember then the last year when I was in the ninth year we did it in that half term , it was n't the first |
| 29 | The programme is based on evidence that chemicals are often sprayed when pests are not vulnerable and that the chemicals used can wipe out the natural enemies of the pest species . |
| 30 | We can understand why the Egyptian culture built the Pyramids : self-aggrandisement on the part of the pharaohs . |